Coping and Resilience Among Endurance Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Harman, Brian; Dessart, Grégory; Puke, Liene; Philippe, Roberta Antonini

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.811499

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“…With adequate [29]. This finding is consistent with the previous study among endurance athletes, where performance was affected due to training restrictions during the pandemic [30]. Table 5 shows the mean heart rate of both archers' categories achieved before and after shooting sessions.…”

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Anxiety status of junior archers in COVID-19 during training isolation period towards the shooting performance

Ahmad

Adib²,

Nashir³

et al. 2023

IJPHS

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<p>Studies have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic has had miserable effects on athlete performance due to the movement control order (MCO) announced by the Malaysia Government. Dealing with self-training without the coach's guidance leads the archers to lose concentration, diminished self-confidence, and elevated anxiety levels. These factors contribute to inconsistent shooting performance. This study attempted to identify the archer's anxiety status during the training isolation period on the shooting performance. A total of 32 participants from the recurve archery category were recruited and enrolled in a web-based cross-sectional study during the MCO. The CSAI-2R instrument was applied to participants to examine the psychological aspect. Training Isolation resulted in a significant effect on anxiety status and shooting performance. Analysis from CSAI-2R, low-level archers, indicated 5% more anxiety than top-level archers for both cognitive and somatic anxiety sub-component. In contrast, Top archers revealed a higher self-confidence mean of 2.32 (moderately high) than low archers (1.38). The result shows improvement in anxiety and score performance with complete online monitoring and coaching supervision first session until the 8th session. These findings could assist sports institutions in improving a better training experience and understanding the pandemic's impact on athletes' mental health during home isolation.</p>

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Anxiety status of junior archers in COVID-19 during training isolation period towards the shooting performance

Ahmad

Adib²,

Nashir³

et al. 2023

IJPHS

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“…In the regression analysis, the weekly training volume normally adopted was found to be associated with achieving high levels of training even during the interruption of swimming due to pandemic closures, suggesting that habits adopted in the normal context of daily life played an important role in determining those adopted during the pandemic, as previously reported [ 22 , 24 ]. A study performed in 2020 by Harman et al among outdoor endurance athletes showed that those of a higher athletic level exhibited greater lockdown resilience and coping strategies, perceived fewer barriers to training, and reported higher training volume during lockdown [ 25 ]. These findings suggest that resilience, which is fundamental to determine the individual’s adaptation to adverse conditions such as the unavailability of sports facilities, is strictly related to a high commitment to sports.…”

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Swimming at the Time of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study among Young Italian Competitive Athletes

Gallé

Protano

Zaccarin

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, several restriction measures were imposed to control the virus transmission, with important repercussions on different sectors, including sport. This study aimed to explore the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italian competitive swimmers by analyzing how the disease and the restriction measures affected their training. In total, 396 competitive swimmers (mean age 16.0 ± 3.2 years) participated. A questionnaire was used to collect their general information, to assess whether they had had COVID-19 and the number of training days lost due to the disease or to the closure of swimming facilities, and the possible alternative training adopted. Twenty-four (6.1%) participants had had COVID-19 and lost, on average, 32 training days. The closure of facilities caused an interruption in swimming training for about 18% of the participants. The majority of these continued their training, mainly through home-based exercise, but reduced their weekly training time (-8 median hours/week). A positive association was found between regularly adopted weekly training volume and that assumed during pandemic closure (OR 9.433, CI95% 1.644–54.137, p = 0.012), suggesting that the previous level of engagement in sport can represent a predictor of exercise maintenance in challenging situations such as a pandemic. Further studies are needed to identify personal, environmental, and social resources that can help individuals to counteract the negative effects of restriction measures.

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“…EAs from Poland, Romania, and Slovakia had the highest level of mental stress during the fourth wave [11]. EAs also adopted different coping strategies that affected mental health differently [12]. Returning to regular training and physical fitness may not be easy due to mental aspects [13].…”

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Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Sleep, and Psychology of Endurance Athletes—CAESAR Study

Śliż

Wiecha

Gąsior

et al. 2023

JCM

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COVID-19 has a deteriorating impact on health which is especially important for endurance athletes (EAs) who need to maintain continuity of training. The illness affects sleep and psychology, which influence sport performance. The aims of this study were: (1) to assess the consequences of mild COVID-19 on sleep and psychology and (2) to assess the consequences of mild COVID-19 on cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) results. A total of 49 EAs (males = 43, 87.76%; females = 6, 12.24%; age = 39.9 ± 7.8 years; height = 178.4 ± 6.8 cm; weight = 76.3 ± 10.4 kg; BMI = 24.0 ± 2.6 kg·m−2) underwent a maximal cycling or running CPET pre- and post-COVID-19 and completed an original survey. Exercise performance deteriorated after COVID-19 (maximal oxygen uptake, VO2max = 47.81 ± 7.81 vs. 44.97 ± 7.00 mL·kg·min−1 pre- and post-infection, respectively; p < 0.001). Waking up at night affected the heart rate (HR) at the respiratory compensation point (RCP) (p = 0.028). Sleep time influenced pulmonary ventilation (p = 0.013), breathing frequency (p = 0.010), and blood lactate concentration (Lac) (p = 0.013) at the RCP. The maximal power/speed (p = 0.046) and HR (p = 0.070) were linked to the quality of sleep. Stress management and relaxation techniques were linked with VO2max (p = 0.046), maximal power/speed (p = 0.033), and maximal Lac (p = 0.045). Cardiorespiratory fitness deteriorated after mild COVID-19 and was correlated with sleep and psychological indices. Medical professionals should encourage EAs to maintain proper mental health and sleep after COVID-19 infection to facilitate recovery.

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Coping and Resilience Among Endurance Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 6 publications

References 133 publications

Anxiety status of junior archers in COVID-19 during training isolation period towards the shooting performance

Anxiety status of junior archers in COVID-19 during training isolation period towards the shooting performance

Swimming at the Time of COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study among Young Italian Competitive Athletes

Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Sleep, and Psychology of Endurance Athletes—CAESAR Study

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